Pelatachina tibialis (Fallen, 1810)
(a parasitoid fly)

Interactions where Pelatachina tibialis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva GEOMETRIDAE geometrids, carpets, pugs and loopers Lepidoptera Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pelatachina tibialis/Pelatachina tibialisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Geometridaegeometrids, carpets, pugs and looperslarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva NYMPHALIDAE brown, fritillary and vanessid butterflies Lepidoptera Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pelatachina tibialis/Pelatachina tibialisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Nymphalidae/Nymphalidaebrown, fritillary and vanessid butterflieslarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pelatachina tibialis/Pelatachina tibialisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Nymphalidae/Euphydryas aurinia/Euphydryas auriniamarsh fritillarylarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Aglais io Peacock Butterfly Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Some records of bred Tachinidae - 2, Ford, T.H., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pelatachina tibialis/Pelatachina tibialisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Nymphalidae/Aglais io/Aglais iopeacock butterflylarva
larva larva is endoparasitoid of larva Aglais urticae Small Tortoiseshell Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Pelatachina tibialis/Pelatachina tibialisa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Nymphalidae/Aglais urticae/Aglais urticaesmall tortoiseshelllarva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Ford, T.H., 1976Some records of bred Tachinidae - 2Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation 88: 68-71.

Pelatachina tibialis (a parasitoid fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pelatachina tibialis (a parasitoid fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPelatachina tibialis (a parasitoid fly)
TribePelatachinini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyTACHININAE (a subfamily of parasitoid fles)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pelatachina tibialis (a parasitoid fly)

Pelatachina tibialis (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pelatachina tibialis (a parasitoid fly):

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